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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:33 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:00 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,670 residentsin the Wickham Market & Melton census areaMedian age 51.83,594 households71% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright16% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,354 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C631 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSutton Hoohistoric site · under a mileAnglo Saxon Burial Ground - National Trusthistoric site · under a mileFerry Cliffcliffs · 1.2 miFerry Hillhill · 1.1 miQuillwater · 1.2 miWarren Hillhill · 1.4 miMill Pondpond · 1.1 miBrown's Plantingwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMelton Riversidepark · under a mile · 4 haUfford Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 48 haFitzgerald Greenpark · under a mileElmhurst Parkpark · under a mileKingston Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haDeben Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 200745 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202615 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,913 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Ipswich Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryEast Alliance Nmps (Woodbridge Clinic)3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistUnit 1under a milePolice stationWoodbridge Fire and Police Station1.1 miCash machineEast of England Co-op HASKETON1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryMelton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 163 pupilsright herePrimaryWoodbridge Primary Schoolages 3-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFarlingaye High Schoolages 11-18, 1,861 pupils1.2 miCollegeSuffolk New College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI40 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN49 miRailway stationMelton (Suffolk)under a mileBus stationMartlesham Park and Ride3.6 miFerryBawdsey Ferry Landing8.4 miBus stops35 within a mileCar parkMelton Station Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsWoodbridge2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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